Aue
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Location of Aue within Erzgebirgskreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°35′17″N 12°42′2″E / 50.58806°N 12.70056°ECoordinates: 50°35′17″N 12°42′2″E / 50.58806°N 12.70056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saxony | |
| District | Erzgebirgskreis | |
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| • Mayor | Heinrich Kohl (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.94 km2 (8.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 16,349 | |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 08280 | |
| Dialling codes | 03771 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP | |
| Website | www.aue.de | |
Aue (German pronunciation: [ˈʔaʊ̯ə]) is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008. It belongs to the Silberberg Town League (Städtebund Silberberg)
The mining town has been known for its copper, titanium, and kaolinite. The town was a machine-building and cutlery manufacturing centre in East German times and is now developing tourism, as the Silver Road (Silberstraße) runs through town. The town is also known for the football club FC Erzgebirge Aue, which made it into the Second Bundesliga in 2003, 2010 and 2016.
Aue was until 1991 a centre of the Sowjetisch-Deutsche Aktiengesellschaft Wismut (“Soviet-German Wismut Corporation”, or SDAG Wismut).
Bordering communities are Bad Schlema, Bernsbach, Bockau, Zschorlau, the towns of Lauter, Lößnitz and Schneeberg in the district of Aue-Schwarzenberg as well as the town of Hartenstein in the Zwickauer Land.
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